Lady in the Fog 1952

A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films (UK) and Lippert Films (USA)
Alternative title:- Scotland Yard Inspector
Adapted from the popular BBC serial by Lester Powell
Copyright 1952 by Exclusive Films Ltd.

All characters in this photoplay are fictitious and bear no resemblance to any real person, living or dead

RCA Sound System
London Philarmonic Orchestra
Produced at Riverside Studios

Black & White 82 minutes

Storyline

His flight delayed by thick fog, American journalist Philip Odell passes the time in a London club. There he meets Heather, an attractive young woman who is waiting for her brother. Outside, though, a policeman stumbles upon the body of a young man, apparently a hit and run victim, who turns out to be Heather’s brother. She is convinced that his death is no accident, so Odell helps her to investigate….

Crew


Function	Credited	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Productions
	Click link for more info					Credited	Uncredited	Total
Art Director	Wilfred Arnold	49	12 Feb 1903	9 Jun 1970	67	5		5
Ast. Director	Basil Keys	35	1917	2009	92	4	1	5
Camera Operator	Moray Grant	34	13 Nov 1917	17 Sep 1977	59	29		29
Casting	Michael Carreras	24	21 Dec 1927	19 Apr 1994	66	82	3	85
Conductor	Muir Mathieson	41	24 Jan 1911	2 Aug 1975	64	2	1	3
Continuity	Renee Glynne	26	3 Aug 1926	6 Apr 2022	95	38	3	41
Dialogue Director	Patrick Jenkins					2	1	3
Director	Sam Newfield	52	6 Dec 1899	10 Nov 1964	64	2	1	3
Director of Photog.	Walter Harvey BSc	49	9 Feb 1903	1979	75	34		34
Editor	James Needs	32	17 Oct 1919	4 Feb 2003	83	110	1	111
Hairdresser	Bill Griffiths	53	9 Oct 1899			5		5
Make-up	Phil Leakey	44	4 May 1908	26 Nov 1992	84	48		48
Music Composer	Ivor Slaney	31	27 May 1921	20 Mar 1998	76	11	1	12
Producer	Anthony Hinds	30	18 Sep 1922	30 Sep 2013	91	84	1	85
Production Manager	John (Pinky) Green	43	14 Feb 1909	Jul 1978	69	7		7
Recordist	Bill Salter			1983		17		17
Screenplay	Orville Hampton	35	21 May 1917	8 Aug 1997	80	1		1

Cast


Character	Actor	Age at Release	Birth	Death	Age	Hammer Productions
						Credited	Uncredited	Total
1st Receptionist	Jean Bayliss	20	29 Jun 1932	5 Feb 2021	88	1		1
2nd Receptionist	Marguerite Brennan					1		1
Boswell	Frank Birch	62	5 Dec 1889	14 Feb 1956	66	1	1	2
Connors	Reed de Rouen	31	10 Jun 1921	11 Jun 1986	65	1	1	2
Danny	Richard Johnson	25	30 Jul 1927	5 Jun 2015	87	1		1
Donna	Lisa Lee	45	6 Oct 1907	26 Apr 2001	93	1		1
Dr Campbell	Betty Cooper	42	1 May 1910	3 Feb 1979	68	3	1	4
Film Director	Robert Adair	52	3 Jan 1900	10 Aug 1954	54	1	1	2
Hampden	Geoffrey Keen	36	21 Aug 1916	3 Nov 2005	89	4		4
Head Waiter	Jacques Cey					1	1	2
Heather	Bernadette O'Farrell	28	30 Jan 1924	26 Sep 1999	75	1		1
Inspector Rigsby	Campbell Singer	43	16 Mar 1909	16 Feb 1976	66	5		5
Mad Mary	Katie Johnson	73	18 Nov 1878	4 May 1957	78	2		2
Marilyn	Mary Mackenzie	30	3 May 1922	20 Sep 1966	44	2		2
Mellan	Lionel Harris	30	16 Aug 1922	11 Apr 1984	61	1		1
Miss Andrews	Clare James					1		1
Peggy	Lois Maxwell	25	14 Feb 1927	29 Sep 2007	80	2		2
Philip Odell	Cesar Romero	45	15 Feb 1907	1 Jan 1994	86	1		1
Sales Manager	Bill Fraser	44	5 Jun 1908	5 Sep 1987	79	4		4
Sergeant Reilly	Alastair Hunter	39	20 Mar 1913	1996	82	1	3	4
Sid	Wensley Pithey	38	20 Jan 1914	10 Nov 1993	79	2	1	3
Smithers	Peter Swanwick	30	29 Sep 1922	14 Nov 1968	46	1	1	2
Sorrowby	Lloyd Lamble	38	8 Feb 1914	17 Mar 2008	94	3		3
Steve	Stuart Nichol	44	10 Feb 1908	30 Aug 1991	83	2		2
Uncredited
Airline Clerk	James Ure						3	3
Airline Clerk	Robert Dorning	39	13 May 1913	20 Feb 1989	75	1	2	3
Girl at Film Studio	Dorinda Stevens	20	16 Aug 1932	25 Oct 2012	80		1	1
Police Sergeant	Stuart Saunders	43	9 Apr 1909	4 Jan 1988	78	1	1	2
With	Christina Forrest	22	5 Feb 1930	1 Oct 1990	60	1	2	3
With	Hazel Sutton						2	2
With	Jack Howarth	56	19 Feb 1896	31 Mar 1984	88		1	1
With	Terry Carney					1	1	2

Production


FILMING BEGAN	22 October 1951
UK RELEASE	23 June 1952
STUDIO	Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, England

Footnotes

American actor Cesar Romero had already been in films for many years, including the classic comedy murder mystery “The Thin Man” (1934). He later starred in the psychological thriller “Two on a Guillotine” (1965) and as The Joker in the “Batman” TV series and feature film (1966), with Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin.

Two regulars from the James Bond films appear here – Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny) and Geoffrey Keen (the Minister of Defence).

Mary Mackenzie was killed in a car accident at the age of 44.

Jack Howarth has an uncredited minor role here. He went on to play Albert Tatlock in Granada TV’s soap “Coronation Street”. A role he played in 1305 episodes over 24 years.

Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection